Category: Education
OPENFILE: NSCADs gotta know when to hold ‘em
If you like NSCAD, the current situation has been hard to talk about. It is kind of like having a friend—smart, accomplished, successful, arguably world renowned— with a gambling problem. A smart friend, who you admire, who is about to lose her house because she ...
FACT CHECK – how do Nova Scotia education funding and teacher student ratios rate nationally?
One of my frequent posters and I have been arguing about "selective use of facts" so I went looking for better facts, facts that are inarguable and impartial. Facts are actually not hard to come by. Three google searches found ...
Facts and clarity hard to find in education discussion
Education continues to be a burning issue in Nova Scotia. The issue is vast, engaging people from the parents wait for the snow delayed “cut summit” between NDP Minister of Education Ramona Jennex no scheduled for Tuesday, to the 2,000 plus ...
A look back at 2010
What can I say, 2010 was a good year for me and for my little corner of the web here on Halifax Politics dot ca. The biggest thing for me this year was the end of my ten year reign as ...
Education is suddenly a front burner issue in Nova Scotia. In an article in Wednesday’s Herald, Premier Dexter had this to say: Dexter said the province has to come to grips with declining enrollments in schools. He said the first place ...